Dannel McCollum

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Dannel McCollum
NationalityAmerican
Parent(s)John Paschal McCollum and Vashti McCollum

Dannel McCollum is a former American politician who served as the mayor of Champaign, Illinois, from 1987 to 1999.[1]

He is also the author of the book The Lord Was Not on Trial[2][3][4] about his mother Vashti McCollum's landmark 1948 Supreme Court case McCollum v. Board of Education, which struck down religious education in public schools.[5][6] He also wrote the book Remembering Champaign County.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "News Article".
  2. ^ "Amazon page".
  3. ^ "Home » Notable CU Personalities » Hombres » Dannel McCollum". Archived from the original on 2014-06-03. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  4. ^ "GUEST: DANNEL MCCOLLUM "THE LORD WAS NOT ON TRIAL"". Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  5. ^ "Former Champaign Mayor Dannel McCollum". 2013-09-19. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  6. ^ "A Civil Liberties Case From Champaign". August 2007. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  7. ^ "Facebook page".